Car-cleaning apparatus



June l2, E923.

T. M. HAMER CAR CLEANING APPARATUS Filed July 25.. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet l T. M. HAMER CAR CLEANING APPARTUS June l2, 1923.

Filed July 25. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I Inventor, L/w;

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Appliootion filed Joly ne? To oZZ whom t moy concern;

Be it known tiret l, 'Fnonsronf ltleivmn9 o subject of tlie King of Greet Britain, end resident of 127 Forli Ave,in tlieioity oit Montreal, in tlie Province oi" Quebec, in the lorninion o-,Cenodo9 lieve invented certein new end useful improvements in lCer-Glenn` ing A.pporetufs,v ot which tire following; is o speeiticetionE The invention reletes to improvements in cer eleening epperetns es described in the present epecicotion ond shown in the ec componying drawings that forro e port o the somo 'Fire invention consists essentially oi' the novel construction enderrongeinent ot' ports whereby the various operations in cer cleaning are performed simultaneously during` the passage of the cer through o, roctnre provided with the necessory implements The objects of the invention ere to provide e ineens vvliereoy cors may loe cleaned while in motion, to reduce to e minimum the cost of Washing rnilvvey end other cors, .to

eliminete the necessity of lieving to ley up the eers for e iengthy period es is 'fre quently o necessity Where numbers of cors ere to loe Washed or Where it is diicnlt to obtain labour, ond generelly to provide ineens for cieening cors Wliicli will loe @inexpensive ot construction, simple ond etiicient in operetion end durable. in the drevvings Figure l is o side vievv of e. portion ot the structure through which the eers pees during the cleaning process, Athe Woll ot seid structure being broken evvoy to disclose the! verions ports ot the cleaning mechenisin Figure 2 is on end the cor removed.'

Figure 3 is e cgoss sectional view teken View @i eign@ i with on tire line .ti-A et Figure l.,

Figure l is o detoil pertly in section showing the method ot rotetoioly supporting the bracket on which the polishing elernent is mounted.,

Figure EiV is e cross sectional view teiten. on tlie line Bull of Figure i,

Figline t3 is e vertical seotionol vietv telren on the line C -C ot Figure i., y

Lilie ninnerels ot reference indicate corresponding parts in tl'ie verions iignres,

Reterring 'the drowings, 'the various implements their operating ineens ere pretereloly housed in e structure i. which moy ioe et desired length which stentielly opposite to those oit the other series so that in tiie process ot oieoning the Weiter vviil be sprayed elong the side of the cer in piece of striking" directly egeinst tloe cor es would be tire cese were the nozzles et right ongles to the `direotion ot' travel o the oer. y

5 ere valves interposed in the pipes 2 for the purpose ot regulating .the supply ot vloter from the source of supply to which seid pipes ere connected.,

o ere vveter pipes of which there ere two,

one located et oooh side of the track 3 e considereble distence in edvence of the pipes 2, seid pipes supporting adjacent to their top ends brenoii pipes 7 extending reervverdlyon o horizontal piene end termineting just short of seid pipes 2, i

8 ore nozzles supported et intervals along tne trench pipes 7 and projecting invverdly therefrom end preferably having their ends 9 turned dovvnvvordly slightly so es to defleet the Weiter downvverdly over the cer snrfoce.

i@ ere rods eecii 'secured one end to tile top end et the corresponding pipe t end et its other end teing secured to tiieouter end ot the corresponding trench pipe 7, seid rods 'forming supports 'for seid `trench pipes 11ers crenlr shafts oppositely disposed in relation to one another ond rotntebiy mounted in suitable oeerings in brackets l2 loceted edliecent to tloe trock 3 end mtnetween the pipes 2 and "5, seid shefts being rotated by ineens ot oneor more motors i3.

id ore rods mounted on the crenlr strette ii end carrying et their outer ends brushes i5 adopted on the rototion ot seid cronlr sne't'ts to loe reciprocoted in e verticol direc tion egeinst the oor body, Water being snp-l plied tos'eid loruslies oy ineens ot tlie nozzles 8 located thereeoove, so tliet upon the reciprocetion of seid brushes the sides oie tine cor Willdoe thoroughly scrnloloed.

The lieigiit of the verions oroslies moy te governed toy ot tloe rods iid-9 Miti dit

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shown in Figure 1 ot the drawings, 0r the depths ofthe eccentric portionsotthe crank shafts 11 may be varied to give this result.

15El are horizontal brackets forming supports'for the rods 14 in their inoperative positions, said brackets comprising a rod having their ends turned downwardly at lright angles and pivoted in brackets 15".

v15 are uprights located adjacent to one of the turned ends of the brackets '15a and pivotally supporting latch members 15d adapted to engage said turned ends and thus hold the brackets to their operative position, that is to say in position to support the rods llt when not in position against the car. enl the brushes are in operation the brackets 15 simply rest against the car.

19 are standards mounted on opposite sides of the track 3 in advance of the air pipes 16 and being provided with flanged collars 20 rigidly mounted thereon adjacent to the lower ends thereof.

21 are comparatively narrow platforms rotatablyv mounted in the collars 20 respectively and forming-.supports for the polishing apparatus, handles 22 being rigidly secured to said platforms for the purpose of rotating same on their supports.

23 are brackets mounted on the platforms 21 respectively, adjacent to the outer ends thereof, the outer walls 24 of the said brackets being vertical and the inner end walls being turned backwardly at an angle as at 25.

26 are polishing elements having rigid' extensions 27, forming shafts, the lower eX- tensions extending through openings in the respective angle portions of the brackets 23v and carrymg bevel gears 28 and the top extensions having collars 29 rigid therewith and carryin rigid caps 30 rotatably mounted on tie top ends of the respective standards 19, said olishing elements Aor brushes being adapte on rotation to polish.A the car sides.

31 are motors mounted on the platforms 2l and having shafts 32 extending through bearings in the walls 2d and carrying bevel titl gears, 33 meshing with the bevel gears 28 of the olishin elements itor the purpose ot rotating sai elements,

While the brushes 26 are shown in the drawings as being set at angle in relation to a vertical lline through the ear body, it must ot course be' understood that these brushes may be set in any desired position to engage the car surface and that the method ot supporting these brushes may be altered accordingly without departing trom the spirit otthis invention.

ln the use of this invention the car to be cleaned is .runprelerably at a slow rate ot' speed through the cleaning apparatus entering between the water pipes 2 and as the nozzles from said pipes are set at an oblique lineaire angle the water therefrom willbe sprayed into all corners and crevices thus thoroughly 'in the pipes 6 and the brushes lfare set in motion by turning the motors 13 thus thorou hly spraying the car with clean water trom the nozzles 8 and as said nozzles are located above said brushes the Water will fall on to said brushes, which owing to vthe reciprocating motionimparted thereto by the cam shafts 11 Will thoroughly scrub the sides of the car. A the nozzles 8 and brushes 15 the car body will come into the path of the air from the nozzles 17 of the air ipes 16 which will thoroughly dry said bo y and prepare it for polishing. As the car approaches the polishing apparatus the brushes 26 are -swung into position for engagement with the sides of the car by simply pulling outwardly on the handles 22 and said brushes are then set in motion by means'of the'motors 3,1, andv as they lightly engage the car Abody a smooth nish will be imparted thereto.

lt will have been apparent from. the foregoing description that a. simple and eilicient means is provided whereby trains may be cleaned in transit and while occupied 'by passengers thus reducing toa minimum the cost and inconvenience in washing cars.

ile l have thus described the preferred construction, combination and arrangement of parts which constitute the present invention, it is obvious that others skilled in the arts ot which thisy appertains, may make various changes without departing from the spirit and scope ot the invention as contained in the claimtor novelty following.

Immediately upon passing l 1. lin a car cleaning apparatus, a track, 4

a water pipe located adjacent to said track and provided with horizontally arranged nozzles, scrubbing brushes adapted for reciprocating movement adjacent to said water pipe, means for reciprocating said brushes, means tor delivering water to said brushes, air spraying apparatus located adjacent to said scrubbing 4members and a polishing element.

2. ln car cleaning apparatus, a track, a water pipe located adjacent to said track and nprovided with horizontally arranged nozzles, a crank sha-tt rotatably journalled in brackets to the rear ot said pipe, rods mounted on said crank shaft and carrying brushes adapted tor'vertical reciprocation, means for rotating said shalt, means tor delivering water to said brushes, air spraying apparatus, a rotatable polishing element and llti lll@ wvater pipes inseam tioned to the rear of said pipe,

4. lin car cleaning apparatus, a track, a p

vertical Water pipe located adjacent to said track and carrying nozzles trained in the direction of said car, brushes adapted for vertical reciprocation over a car body, means for reciprocating said brushes, a water pipe having nozzles spraying a car body above said brushes, means for spraying air against a car body subsequent to t e operation of said brushes, and polishing elements adjustable to engage a car body.

5. ln car cleaning apparatus, a track, means Jfor spraying opposite sides of acar simultaneously, crank shafts rotatably mounted parallel with said tracks and carrying brushes adapted on the rotation of said shafts to be reciprocated over a car body subsequent to spraying, means for supplying water to said brushes, an air pipe provided With nozzles adapted to spray opposite sides simultaneously of said car subsequentl to the operation of said brushes, polishing elements, and means for bringing said polishing elements into and out of engagement With said car body.

6. ln. car ycleaning apparatus, a track, vertical Water pipes located 'on opposite sides of said track and carrying horizontally arranged nozzles trained in the direction of said car, brushes adapted for vertical reciprocation along the sides of a car, means for ciprocating said brushes` means for supporting'said/brushes in a disengaged position, located on opposite sides of said track and zles carried by said branch pipes and spraying a car body above said brushes, means carrying branch pipes, noztrack, on opposite sides thereof, rods mountfor spraying ed on said shafts and adapted for vertica reciprocation, scrubbing elements carrie by said rods, Water pipes positioned on oposite sides of said tracks and provided with branch pipes carrying nozzles spraying a car above said brushes, air pipes supplying air to said body subsequent to the operation of said ments adjustable body.

8. lln car cleaning apparatus, a track, means tor spraying opposite sides of a car simultaneously, brushes adapted for vertical reciprocation over a car body, means for reciprocating said brushes, brackets adjustably mounted and supporting said brushes in their inoperative positions, vertical Water pipes positioned on opposite sides of said tracks, branch., pipes supported on a horizontal plane from said vertical pipe and carrying nozzles adapted to spray a car body above said brushes, air pipes spraying the body subse uent tothe operation of said brushes, stan ards .positioned on opposite sides of said tracks and carrying rigid flanged collars adjacent to the lower ends thereof, platforms rotatably mounted in said collars respectively, brackets rigidly supported by said platforms, polishing elements journalled at their lower ends in bearings in said lbrackets respectively and at their upper ends carrying caps rotatable on the top ends respectively of said standards, and means 'for rotating said polishing elements. 4

P'rsron n, nanna.. Witnesses i Gr. Mnnrnrr, F.. Bnorannr,

in relation Ito said car brushes and polishing ele- 

